An eyewitness of the alleged "assault" on Deputy Education Minister Wee
Ka Siong at last Sunday's Chinese education rally in Kajang says the
'attacker' did not try to punch Wee but to show him the "thumbs down"
sign.
The eyewitness was Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH)
secretary-general Stanley Yong Yew Wei. He was just a metre away from
Wee when the incident took place, told Sin Chew Daily that it was not an assault but an "inappropriate action".
According to him, Wee took some seven minutes to walk from the entrance
of New Era College, where the rally was held, to his seat in front of
the stage, escorted by some 10 policemen and marshals.
Yong is quoted as saying., "When Wee was near his seat, some six to seven people approached him. At
that time, I noticed a middle-age man clad in yellow squeeze to the
front with few others. When Wee was about to sit down, this man charged
forward, mumbled something about wanting Wee to step down, and with his
right hand showed the 'thumbs down' sign, meaning Wee should step down."
Nevertheless, Wee told reporters his own version of the "assault", saying, “When I walked in (to the place), there were no police guarding me.
Immediately, those who were there started closing in, that was when
about 10 police personnel formed a human chain on the left and the
right. It is not possible for them to conclude that nothing happened unless
there was a helicopter capturing what happened on video from above. How do you define assault? When there is an apparent bruise or
bleeding? I was not injured, but I saw a fist coming towards me but I
moved and I just felt a touch.”
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